We went to London
some time ago already (October 2014) and obviously, we visited the recommended
patisseries in the British capital. Maybe due to a lack of time or because we
did not find what we thought, we have not written this article before. Indeed,
apart from five places, three of them we discovered by chance and the “food
halls” of the famous Harrod’s galleries (these ones are worth visiting as much
for what they sell as for its inside architecture), where we could find filled
chocolates and biscuits, as well as tops of countless flavours and cakes of any
type, most of the recommended patisseries focus almost only on fondant cakes
and cupcakes, some of them only on that in fact.

Patisserie Valerie: se trata ahora de una cadena de pastelerías y es muy fácil
toparse con algún establecimiento con este nombre. Aunque habíamos leído que se
podía ver el obrador en el establecimiento situado en Bishopsquare, no fue así
cuando llegamos y a pesar de que la calidad de sus productos sea buena y sus
acabados buenos, no consideramos que pueda ser calificada como la mejor
pastelería de Londres, como algunos lo hacen. Nowadays it is a chain of patisseries and it is
quite easy to find a place with that name. Though we had read that the bakery
of the establishment located at Bishopsquare could be visited, it was not so
when we arrived. Despite the fact that the quality of its products and the
finishing touches are good, we do not consider it can be qualified as the best
patisserie in London,
like some people do.

Maison Bertaux: la pastelería de Londres más antigua, situada en una de las
calles más tranquilas del Soho, donde hay una amplia selección de pasteles y
tartaletas, y aunque se vea calidad, los acabados de sus dulces no están tan
pulidos como en otros sitios. No conseguimos entrar por la afluencia de gente. Tbe oldest patisserie in London, located in one of
the quietest streets in Soho, where there is a large range of cakes and
tartelettes and, though we can see quality, we cannot find a special care in the
finishing touches like in other places. We could not get in due to the large
influx of people.

Places that stand out, where we had the opportunity to taste different
things:

Harrod's: variedad que parece que no vaya a acabar. Aunque tengan
la pastelería "de moda", es decir cupcakes y tartas de fondant,
también disponen de una grandísima variedad de tops, tartas tradicionales,
bollería, con acabados de muchos estilos, desde los finos y delicados hasta los
recargados y voluminosos. Enfocado a absolutamente todos los públicos. Un must
para visitar. Incredible variety of desserts.
Though they also have the “fashionable” patisserie, that is to say cupcakes and
cakes with fondant, they also offer a wide range of tops, traditional cakes,
pastries, with finishing of many kinds, from the delicate and fine ones to the
overloaded ones. This place is focused on all kinds of publics. A must to
visit.